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I think the issue may be that some of us may be a bit more perceptive. I'm sitting here thinking "if I can hear that the accents in Little Rock and Dallas are practically identical, why can't everyone else?" But I remembered that most people don't really pay attention to these things as much as I do. And maybe others just aren't as familiar with these cities as they might believe.
I think the issue may be that some of us may be a bit more perceptive. I'm sitting here thinking "if I can hear that the accents in Little Rock and Dallas are practically identical, why can't everyone else?" But I remembered that most people don't really pay attention to these things as much as I do. And maybe others just aren't as familiar with these cities as they might believe.
I know what I'm talking about, though. As usual.
I am very familiar with Dallas and Little Rock accents, and can EASILY tell the difference between the two. The fact that you think they're nearly identical tells me that you're not as attuned to the nuances of accents as you think you are.
Not to take sides here, but honestly, that was sort of one of my reasons for considering Little Rock more similar to Dallas as well...their regional accents may not be identical word for word, but to my ears, they are much, much more alike than any Atlanta (or Georgia accent in general) that ive heard. People like Huckabee or Clinton have always had a different sounding accent than the relatively few Georgians ive known....but Ive always attributed this to being one of the differences between the settlers of the western south from the midsouth states like AR & TN, versus the early settlers of the more southeastern states, whose accents i would say are most similar between Georgians, Alabamans, and Upper Floridians.
Not to take sides here, but honestly, that was sort of one of my reasons for considering Little Rock more similar to Dallas as well...their regional accents may not be identical word for word, but to my ears, they are much, much more alike than any Atlanta (or Georgia accent in general) that ive heard. People like Huckabee or Clinton have always had a different sounding accent than the relatively few Georgians ive known....but Ive always attributed this to being one of the differences between the settlers of the western south from the midsouth states like AR & TN, versus the early settlers of the more southeastern states, whose accents i would say are most similar between Georgians, Alabamans, and Upper Floridians.
The thing is, Arkansans generally do not have that distinctive Texan twang at all. That's not to say that they sound MORE like Georgians than Texans, because they don't in my opinion. They sound like they're from, well, Arkansas - not Texas or Georgia.
Both Dallas and Atlanta metro areas are about 10 times larger than Little Rock metro area. A much fairer comparison would be Shreveport or Baton Rouge, Chattanooga or Greensboro. Even Omaha and Des Moines would be a better comparrison than Dallas and Atlanta.
Not to take sides here, but honestly, that was sort of one of my reasons for considering Little Rock more similar to Dallas as well...their regional accents may not be identical word for word, but to my ears, they are much, much more alike than any Atlanta (or Georgia accent in general) that ive heard. People like Huckabee or Clinton have always had a different sounding accent than the relatively few Georgians ive known....but Ive always attributed this to being one of the differences between the settlers of the western south from the midsouth states like AR & TN, versus the early settlers of the more southeastern states, whose accents i would say are most similar between Georgians, Alabamans, and Upper Floridians.
Right. And I think the mistake a lot of CDers make in discerning the accents of the region is that they tend to focus on the more suburban areas of the city as opposed to the older established communities where regional traits are much more alive.
Most people aren't very familiar with South Dallas, so I guess I'm not surprised that many here are having difficulty seeing the strong relation to Arkansas and western Tenn.
^ Good points. You could also throw in areas of Shreveport as having a strong relation to South Dallas. The whole city leans strongly towards East Texas and Dallas. Some posters on here have stated Shreveport is a city most like Little Rock. Yet argue LR isn't more like Dallas. Go figure?!?!
Right. And I think the mistake a lot of CDers make in discerning the accents of the region is that they tend to focus on the more suburban areas of the city as opposed to the older established communities where regional traits are much more alive.
Most people aren't very familiar with South Dallas, so I guess I'm not surprised that many here are having difficulty seeing the strong relation to Arkansas and western Tenn.
Oh brother. You're assuming that because people don't agree with you, they just don't know what they're talking about.
People who are familiar with all three areas are disagreeing with you because it's been their experience that Little Rock is not very similar to either Dallas OR Atlanta.
You still haven't answered my questions by the way.
^ Good points. You could also throw in areas of Shreveport as having a strong relation to South Dallas. The whole city leans strongly towards East Texas and Dallas. Some posters on here have stated Shreveport is a city most like Little Rock. Yet argue LR isn't more like Dallas. Go figure?!?!
LOL Shreveport like Dallas? Err, not really. But you're free to think that if you like.
Shreveport and Longview/Marshall/Tyler have strong ties and all four cities have a southern sort of vibe to them. But these four ArkLaTex cities (and Dallas is not part of the ArkLaTex region) are striking in their DISSIMILARITY to Dallas.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say, the only real similarity I can see between Dallas and Little Rock is that neither city is part of the ArkLaTex culturally. But for that matter, neither is Bangladesh.
This thread is so silly - I don't even know why I keep coming back to it. Sort of like picking at a scab, I guess.
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